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Seconds before the note was published, two messages populated the newspaper's Twitter feed, including one stating "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here," and another including a link to a YouTube video of several bound and blindfolded individuals who appeared to be shown being executed. Both messages were quickly removed.

The Syrian group describes itself as "a group of enthusiastic Syrian youths" who support Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad.

In an emailed statement, the FT said that various Twitter accounts and one FT blog were compromised by hackers. The paper had previously said on Twitter that various blogs had been compromised.

"We have now secured those accounts and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible," a spokesperson for the FT said.

In an article on the FT's website, the paper said 12 posts titled "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army" appeared on its Tech blog between 8:38 a.m. and 8:42 a.m. on Friday. It also said several employees had been sent phishing emails in the days leading up to the attack.

Shortly after the AP's announcement, the Guardian newspaper in London also said its Twitter accounts had been hacked by the same group. And earlier this month, the Twitter account of news parody site The Onion became another target for the Syrian hackers.

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